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How Large NGOs Are Using Data to Transform Themselves

Harvard Business Review

By February 2016, more than three-quarters of the Central Territory Corps were trained in the new model. Participating families show strong early signs of progress: Those completing multiple assessments have seen increases of 24% in parental income, 50% in hope, and 75% in stability.

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An Approach to Ending Poverty That Works

Harvard Business Review

Microfinance and other market-based interventions don’t generally reach them. BRAC staff then goes door-to-door to visit selected participants and verify their circumstances with questionnaires. Including the community in this process also fosters a support network for participants as they go through the program.

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Transforming Rural India Through Agricultural Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Addressing the agriculture value chain—soil testing, facilitation of inputs and credit, market linkage, and field advisory services—is part and parcel of agriculture development initiatives. Over 1,900 beneficiaries have established micro-enterprises for which microfinance has been facilitated.